(Institute for War & Peace Reporting - London) Ulugbek Babakulov - Hizb ut-Tahrir, the banned Islamic group which advocates a global Islamic state (Caliphate), is growing in strength in southern Kyrgyzstan as a result of the increasing recruitment of women into its ranks. Women make particularly eager recruits, says Sanobar S. "They are far more religious than men." Interviews for this report were conducted through a screen, as the group's austere form of Islam prohibits women communicating with male strangers.
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